Prevent Child Abuse Indiana

NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
2026-05-27 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis)
NetSmartz Internet Safety: Community
This training is provided through partnership with The National Center for Missing and Exploited children. This interactive virtual or in-person training focuses on educating adults on the potential risks of internet use for children. Through guided conversation, videos, and activities, the training educates participants on social media and internet use for youth, the potential risks that youth face when accessing the internet, and ways for adults to have conversations with youth about being safe.
Internet safety is a prevention focused training, and provides participants the tools to have informed conversations with youth about using the internet and ways to protect themselves, including who to trust, what personal information to share, how to identify safe sites to use, and what to do if something harmful occurs. The training also equips participants on how to handle disclosures from youth of unsafe internet use, and next steps to addressing harm that has occurred.
This training is ideal for:

Early intervention professionals

Early childhood education professionals

Health care professionals

Teachers

Parents

Social services staff

📆Date: May 27, 2026
⏰Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Stewards of Children
2026-05-28 09:00 - 12:00
Stewards of Children
Darkness to Light’s flagship training, Stewards of Children®, teaches adults practical actions they can take to reduce instances of child sexual abuse in their organizations, families, and communities. Through interviews with a very diverse group of people with lived experience, experts, and treatment providers, Stewards of Children® is one of the only award-winning, evidence-informed, adult-focused child sexual abuse prevention trainings in the United States proven to increase knowledge and change behavior.
Training Features

Delivered in a trauma-informed way by instructors and facilitators who have been rigorously trained

Features powerful videos paired with robust facilitated discussion

Teaches three foundational empowerment skills:

Making choices that protect children

Taking risks to minimize danger to children

Supporting each other

Highlights The 5 Steps to Protecting Children™ and how to apply them to better protect children from child sexual abuse

This training is ideal for:

Educators and early childhood professionals

Counselors and social service providers

Administrators and program leaders

Parents, caregivers, and community partners

Youth work professionals

📆Date: May 28, 2026
⏰Time: 9:00AM-12:00PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Grayson Purtlebaugh, gpurtlebaugh@villages.org

Water Safety
2026-05-28 14:00 - 15:30
Water Safety
This interactive, prevention-focused Water Safety training is designed for professionals and caregivers who support infants and young children. The session centers on real-world water-related risks and provides participants with practical, developmentally appropriate strategies to help prevent drowning and water-related injuries across home, school, and community settings.
Through scenario-based discussions, visual simulations, live polling, and guided reflection, participants explore essential water safety concepts, including:

Drowning risk factors and common misconceptions

Active supervision and shared-responsibility challenges

Developmentally appropriate water safety education for infants, toddlers, and young children

Pool, bath, open water, and community water environment considerations

The role of swim lessons, barriers, and layered protection strategies

This training emphasizes awareness, preparation, and prevention over fear-based messaging, helping adults recognize how quickly water-related incidents can occur and how small, intentional actions can significantly reduce risk. Participants will gain clear, actionable strategies, communication tools, and resources that can be applied immediately in both professional and caregiving roles.
This training is ideal for:

Educators and early childhood professionals

Counselors and social service providers

Administrators and program leaders

Parents, caregivers, and community partner

📆Date: May 28, 2026
⏰Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM
📍 Location: MS Teams, an outlook invite with the MS Teams link will be sent roughly 24-48 hours prior to the training.
📑 Registration: SignUpGenius Link
💲 Cost: Free
📧 Event Contact: Amanda Swert, aswert@villages.org
